Creative Classroom Toolkit
Extending Arts Assemblies into the Classroom
For Grades K through 4
Introducing YA’s Creative Classroom Toolkit—a collection of innovative educational tools that extend your one-time in-school performance into a series of engaging, curriculum-based lessons.
Created in collaboration with YA teaching artists, the Toolkits complement YA’s assembly performances with activities and resources for students, teachers and families to use in the classroom or at home. Connections to curricula such as Math, Science, Social Emotional Learning, and Character Education are built in to continue the learning!
Bobby Beetcut
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Introducing Bobby Beetcut
- Activity Video 01: Exploring Mindfulness
- Activity Video 02: Introduction to Song Writing
- Educator’s Guide: Cross-curricular activities for the classroom
Box of Light
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Introducing Box of Light
- Activity Video 01: Creating Polymers
- Activity Video 02: Creating Stop-Motion Animated Movies
- Educator’s Guide: Vocabulary and cross-curricular activities for the classroom
David Gonzalez
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Introducing David Gonzalez
- Activity Video 01: Word Pool
- Activity Video 02: The Voice
- Educator’s Guide: Vocabulary and cross-curricular activities for the classroom
Hip Hop Fundamentals
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Introducing the Hip Hop Fundamentals Artists
- Activity Video 01: Learn basic hip-hop elements
- Activity Video 02: Use your new moves to express yourself
- Educator’s Guide: Key vocabulary, guiding questions and cross-curricular activities
Jeannine Osayande & Dunya Performing Arts Company
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Introducing Jeannine & Dunya Performing Arts Company
- Activity Video 01: Haiku Writing
- Activity Video 02: Haiku Movement
- Educator’s Guide: Key vocabulary, syllable practice, haiku writing, and social-emotional workbook about goals and dreams
Queen Nur
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Queen Nur
- Activity Video 01: SELebration Story
- Activity Video 02: Soundscaping
- Educator’s Guide: Make your own song, instrument match game, and guess that sound activity
Samba to Salsa
What’s Inside
- Intro Video: Introducing Samba to Salsa
- Activity Video 01: Creating Your Own Cinco Mano
- Activity Video 02: Learning to Play Your Cinco Mano
- Educator’s Guide: Cross-Curricular Activities for the Classroom
